Departed darts player owed 2014 incentives

Darts loss: The local team won a bronze medal in 2014 but one it's members, the late Mpejane did not get his dues
Darts loss: The local team won a bronze medal in 2014 but one it's members, the late Mpejane did not get his dues

A series of administrative shortfalls have cost former national darts team player, Badisa Mpejane his P3,500 share of the incentives from a tournament held in 2014.

Mpejane was part of the senior national team that competed at the Region 5 Federation Darts Championship held in Zimbabwe, but the team had to wait for seven years to receive their outstanding appearance and performance fees.

Mpejane who, unfortunately, passed on in 2014, was omitted in what the Botswana Darts Association (BODA) described as a ‘human error’. The team bagged a podium finish, scooping bronze overall after host, Zimbabwe and South Africa.

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